Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
Health
be 46.4% less likely to be obese
In Kyrgyzstan, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nigeria, that number is 8.9% of people as of 2016.
be 6.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kyrgyzstan, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.
live 11.0 years less
In Kyrgyzstan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Nigeria, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 5.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kyrgyzstan, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Nigeria, that number is 16.5% as of 2017.
be 99.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kyrgyzstan, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Nigeria, however, that number is 40.1% as of 2018.
Life
have 75.0% more children
In Kyrgyzstan, there are approximately 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nigeria, there are 34.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 15.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 60.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nigeria, 917.0 women do as of 2017.
be 37.8% less likely to be literate
In Kyrgyzstan, the literacy rate is 99.6% as of 2018. In Nigeria, it is 62.0% as of 2018.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 25.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Nigeria, on the other hand, 56.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 38.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Nigeria, 62% of the population do as of 2019.
be 34.5% less likely to have internet access
In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Nigeria, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
be 11.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 83% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% less on healthcare
Kyrgyzstan spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nigeria, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nigeria: At a glance
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